Tax Lists 1683 & 1708/9 Extracted from Two Centuries in the History of the Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, Long Island The Oldest Existing Church of the Presbyterian Name, in America James M. MacDonald, D. D. 1862

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

[Transciber's note:-- The following list from 1683 provides the name of the taxpayer, the amount of land & the value of the estate. The units by which the land is measured is not provided, but may be acres. The estate is given in terms of £, s. d. -- jd]

1683 Tax List

Taxpayer

Land

Estates £, s. d.

Capt. CARPENTER

52

186 00 00

John RODES, Sr.

40

120 00 00

Thomas SMITH, Sr.

45

145 00 00

Jonathan DEINE

18

058 00 02

John EVERIT

30

104 00 00

Joseph SMITH

42

170 00 00

Thomas BAYLES

33

119 00 00

Thomas WIGENS, Jr.

08

022 00 00

John WIGENS

00

036 00 00

Girsham WIGENS

00

041 00 00

Edward HIGBEE

30

092 00 00

Joseph THURSTON

46

164 00 00

William FOSTER

35

116 00 00

Samuel SMITH

50

204 00 00

Nicholas EVERIT

50

176 00 00

Daniel WHITHED

45

118 00 00

Clem SALMON

10

033 00 00

William CREED

70

160 00 00

Peter STRINGHAM

12

061 00 00

Benjamin COE

27

085 00 00

Samuell MESSENGER

10

080 00 00

Nathaniell LYNAS

10

032 00 00

John OLDFIELD

36

124 00 00

George WOOLSEY, Jr.

25

081 00 00

John MAN

22

111 00 00

Sam MATHEWS

24

108 00 00

John FOSTER

8

047 00 00

Jane FOSTER

22

066 00 00

Richard JONES

14

037 00 00

Jonahtan MILLS

16

119 00 00

Jonas WOOD

5

051 00 00

John WOOD

15

055 00 00

Elias BAYLES

4

040 00 00

John SMITH, Jr.

8

065 00 00

Samuell DENTON

6

064 00 00

Alexander SMITH

13

047 00 00

Zachariah MILLS

19

083 00 00

Abell GALLE

21

098 00 00

Fulke DAVIS

8

039 00 00

Samuell DAVIS

11

050 00 00

John HINDES

6

048 00 00

Richard DENTON

0

042 00 00

Nehemiah SMITH

22

116 00 00

Wait SMITH

36

110 00 00

John SMITH, Sr.

26

086 00 00

John & Jos. LUDLY

30

154 00 00

John CARPENTER

13

078 00 00

Samuell MILS

30

103 00 00

Nath DENTON, Jr.

15

087 00 00

Sam DEINE, Sr.

34

139 00 00

Sam DEINE, Jr.

4

022 00 00

John DEINE

5

040 00 00

Nath DENTON, Sr.

55

153 00 00

George MILLS

4

034 00 00

George WOOLSEY, Sr.

36

168 00 00

Widow ASHMAN

21

075 00 00

John ROWLIFSON & Fred

16

104 00 00

Thomas WELLIN

30

065 00 00

John BAYLES

22

098 00 00

Sam RUSCOE

16

044 00 00

John HANSON

14

118 00 00

Derick POWLESON

22

107 00 00

Cornelius BARNSON

10

050 00 00

Rich EVERIT

10

022 00 00

Hugh FORDE

0

030 00 00

Thomas SMITH, Jr.

9

043 00 00

William BRINGSCEL

3

044 00 00

Edw. BURROWS

5

032 00 00

Caleb CARMAN

19

198 00 00

John RODES, Jr.

9

079 00 00

Tho FOSTER

0

032 00 00

John CARMAN

0

028 00 00

Tho. WOOLSEY

10

040 00 00

John FREEMAN

6

089 00 00

Beniamin JONES

6

058 00 00

William WHITE

3

038 00 00

Hope CARPENTOR

4

055 00 00

Randolph EVANS

9

009 00 00

Barnet CATERLIN

0

018 00 00

John FOSTER

0

046 00 00

Jerem HUBARD

6

034 00 00

Daniel DENTON

0

056 00 00

"Remarks on the [following] list: The donominations of money are £, s., d., qrs., & wampum. I suppose 5 wampus were a farthing. We have here all the taxable inhabitants of the town of Jamaica. We see odd affixes to persons of the same name, as SMITH, Cord, i.e. Cordwainer or shoemaker; SMITH, Red hd, i.e. red haired, red head; FOSTER, Comb, whether it means wool comber, or what, I can't guess; SMITH, Pond, who lived at Bever Pond; Sam'l DENTON, Smith, i.e., blacksmith. -- H. O. Jr."

4 Feb 1708/9 Rate List for £51

Taxpayer

£

s.

d.

q.

w.

Cornelius BAISE

0

3

3

0

0

Widow COE

0

3

6

3

1

John CARPENTER, Jr.

0

3

8

2

0

John BRASS

0

3

0

1

1

Andrew GAILE

0

4

10

0

2

Daniel COE

0

6

4

2

2

Nathan'l SMITH

0

2

1

2

4

John COKEFAIR

0

8

1

1

4

Joseph COE

0

5

3

1

3

John MILLS

0

4

5

1

1

Jona'n MILLS, Sr.

0

4

1

1

1

Jona'n MILLS, Jr.

0

0

2

0

0

Powel AMBERMAN

0

4

5

2

2

Samuel SCITMORE

0

4

6

3

3

Daniel WHITHEAD

0

3

9

0

0

John CLEARE

0

4

9

0

0

John TALMAN

0

1

0

0

0

Eliacam HEDGER

0

0

5

0

0

John HENDRICKSON

0

0

3

0

0

Johanas ELDERTSON

0

0

3

0

0

Christian SNEDICER

0

0

3

0

0

William JOHNSON

0

7

1

0

0

Charles RANDALL

0

0

10

0

0

Richard EVERITT

0

0

4

0

0

William CORNELL

0

0

7

0

0

Gershom WIGGINS

0

6

9

3

1

Simum BLOOME

0

5

10

2

0

John BLEUW

0

5

8

2

2

William GOLDER

0

3

3

3

3

Samuel HIGBIE

0

4

10

1

3

Thomas THURSTON

0

0

4

0

0

John COE

0

0

5

0

0

William BLOODGOOD

0

0

1

2

0

Justice MASTIN

0

0

1

2

0

John GRAY

0

0

5

0

0

Anthony WATERS

0

17

5

2

3

Johanas BRUER

0

5

9

1

3

Obadiah WILKINS

0

1

11

2

0

Richard BETTS

0

0

10

0

0

Hope RODES

0

3

6

2

2

Jonas DEAN, Jr.

0

4

10

1

3

Benjamin SMITH

0

4

3

0

4

Nicolas EVERIT, Jr.

0

2

1

0

0

John HANSON

0

17

6

1

2

Hanse BARGIN

0

2

9

1

1

Tunis HANSON

0

0

2

0

0

William CREED, Sr.

0

9

7

1

3

Widow OKLY

0

2

9

0

4

John GARISON

0

0

7

0

0

John RODES

0

7

10

1

1

Mrs. WOOLSEY

0

1

9

0

0

William LUDLUM

0

5

11

2

0

John GAILE

0

16

8

0

0

John MOREHEAD

0

2

4

2

2

John WRIGHT

0

0

7

0

0

Adrian HEGEMAN

0

1

2

0

0

Nathaniel HIGBE

0

7

1

1

3

Sam'l DENTON (Smith)

0

5

10

0

0

Elias DOUGHTY

0

0

7

0

0

Daniel SMITH

0

5

1

2

2

Thos. WELLING

0

7

3

3

3

Sam'l SMITH (red hd)

0

7

11

3

1

Jos. CARPENTER

0

0

2

0

0

Nath'l DENTON, Jr.

0

6

0

0

2

Sam'l BAYLUYS

0

7

7

0

4

Wm. CREED, Jr.

0

9

10

1

1

Thos. WHITHEAD

2

15

1

1

3

Capt. Geo. WOOLSEY

0

7

3

1

1

John SMITH, Jus

0

10

11

2

0

Thos. HUMPHRES

0

1

4

0

0

Rem DURLAND

0

9

11

0

4

Garret DURLAND

0

9

9

0

4

Peter GARASON

0

8

5

2

2

Jacob RAMSON

0

10

7

0

0

Johanas WILLIAMSON

0

8

1

2

0

John SNEDICER

0

7

1

0

0

John LAMBERSON

0

7

102

0

Theodorus POLEHEMUS

0

19

7

1

3

Jacob COLYER

0

1

6

0

0

Eldert LUCAS

0

12

5

2

4

Jehonas BUKOUT0

1

4

0

0

Hendrik LOT

0

16

5

2

2

Jacob JOHNSON

0

3

7

1

3

Dow JOHNSON

0

12

2

1

3

John DEANE

0

4

1

3

1

Samuel DEANE

0

4

7

0

4

Hendrick BRASS

0

4

2

2

2

Tunes HUFF

0

2

0

2

0

Peter HENDRICKSON

0

0

4

2

0

Garitt JOHNSON

0

8

11

2

4

Garitt CLASON

0

16

10

0

4

John OKEY

0

12

4

2

0

John WESON

0

0

7

1

1

Samuel DURLING

0

0

7

2

0

Stephen STEPHENSON

0

8

2

2

2

Benj. THURSTON

0

18

6

0

0

Benj. WIGGINS

0

5

6

0

0

Wm. CARPENTER

0

4

11

0

0

John PROBASCO

0

8

4

1

1

Elias BAYLIES

0

5

6

1

1

Samuel CARPENTER

0

8

1

3

1

Wm. BRINKLEY

0

0

5

3

1

Jacob LOWESE

0

1

11

2

0

Jos. OLDFIELD

0

7

2

2

2

Sam'l THURSTON

0

3

11

1

3

Hope MILLS

0

5

6

2

0

John MESSENGER

0

2

8

0

0

Abm. LOT

0

8

1

0

2

David FORMAN

0

1

10

3

1

Wait SMITH, Jr.

0

3

3

0

0

Nathan SMITH

0

2

6

2

4

Nicolas STILLWELL

0

5

1

0

2

Peter WHITE

0

5

10

2

2

Justice Robt. READE

0

2

5

2

0

Josiah WIGGINS

0

9

4

3

3

Sam'l SMITH (Cord)

0

6

9

3

3

Ebenezer SMITH

0

2

1

1

1

Jonas DEAN, Jr.

0

0

2

0

0

Nath'l DENTON, Jr.

0

10

0

3

1

Daniel DEAN

0

4

2

1

1

Samuel CLOWS (Clerk)

0

1

6

0

0

Sam'l MILLS, Jr.

0

6

0

0

0

Thos. HOWEL

0

2

6

0

0

John FOSTER (Comber)

0

1

4

0

0

Gavrill LUFF

0

3

11

0

0

Jos. SMITH

0

11

5

2

2

James DEATON

0

0

8

8

8

Widow GOLDIN

0

0

1

2

0

Zachariah MILLS

0

5

0

0

0

John CARMAN

0

0

10

0

0

Sam'l MILLS, Sr.

0

4

8

1

8

Jos. LUDLUM

0

3

8

0

0

John LUDLUM

0

8

8

0

0

Jas. LEWIS

0

0

5

0

0

Waite SMITH, Sr.

0

9

7

0

2

Neh'h SMITH, Sr.

0

4

11

2

4

Neh'h SMITH, Jr.

0

2

9

1

3

Capt. John CARPENTER

0

6

3

2

4

Daniel BULL

0

1

8

0

0

Thomas SMITH, Jr.

0

4

10

3

3

Abell GAILE

0

3

8

1

4

Thos. GAILE

0

5

6

0

4

Neb'h GAILE

0

2

3

0

0

Wm. MOSS

0

3

0

2

4

Jona's WATERS

0

11

0

0

0

Doc. BEEKMAN

0

3

4

2

0

John SMITH, Jr.

0

4

2

2

4

Jos. BURTON

0

3

5

2

4

Sam'l FISCH

0

4

8

0

0

Hope CARPENTER

0

7

10

8

8

Jonas WOOD, Jr.

0

10

10

0

0

Timothy WOOD

0

1

10

1

1

Thos. WIGGINS

0

6

4

0

4

Charles WILLIAMS

0

0

11

0

0

John WOOLSEY

0

5

11

1

3

Hend'k HEGEMAN

0

11

5

2

4

Thos.BURUS

0

4

11

0

0

John BURUS

0

1

4

0

0

Sam'l DENTON

0

1

4

0

0

John FOSTER, Jr.

0

6

5

3

1

Wm. Jones

0

5

3

2

0

Charles SMITH

0

1

8

0

0

Thos. WOOLSEY

0

5

5

1

1

Jonas WOOD, Jr.

0

0

2

0

0

Solomon CARPENTER

0

2

5

0

0

Thos. SMITH (Cord)

0

3

10

0

0

Richard OLDFIELD

0

13

6

0

2

Wm. OLDFIELD

0

8

0

2

4

John PEARCE

0

0

5

0

4

Frederick VAN LEW

0

17

10

2

2

John EVERITT

0

7

8

0

0

David WATERS

0

5

1

3

3

Sam'l SMITH, Sr.

0

6

3

3

1

Mrs. WHITHEAD

0

4

9

1

1

Doct. OCQUART

0

2

0

0

0

Francis SAWYER

0

0

7

0

0

Justice EVERITT

0

9

10

1

3

Noah SMITH

0

0

2

0

0

Thos. PETIT

0

2

6

1

3

George CIMBAL

0

0

2

0

0

Justice WHITHEAD

2

11

10

2

4

Joseph FANTON

0

0

2

0

0

Andrew MARINER

0

1

8

0

4

Widow HINKSMAN

0

0

3

0

0

Widow HADLOCK

0

3

2

2

0

Thos. WATERS

0

6

2

0

4

Amos SMITH

0

5

4

2

0

Edward HARE

0

0

4

2

0

The above rate being £51 16s 9¼d, whereof £50 3s 1d to be paid ot Col. Abm. DEPEYSTER, Treasurer of the Colony, and the remainder £1, 13s 8d to remaine to ye townes use. made by us
Thos WATERS & Amos SMITH, Assessors Town Records, III, 58 to 60.